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Wu

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Wu (noun)
  2. Wu (geographical name)
  3. wu wei (noun)
  4. wu-ts'ai (noun)
  5. Wu-lu-mu-ch'i (geographical name)
  6. Wu-ti (biographical name)
  7. Han Wu Ti (biographical name)
  8. Hung-wu (biographical name)
  9. Ürümqi (geographical name)
  10. Wuxi (geographical name)
  11. Wuzhou (geographical name)

Wu

noun \ˈwü\

Definition of WU

: a group of Chinese dialects spoken principally in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces

Origin of WU

Chinese (Beijing) Wú, historical kingdom coextensive with the dialect area
First Known Use: 1908

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